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AUDC

MSFT

AudioCodes' Voca Conversational Interaction Center (Voca CIC), an AI-first contact center solution, has been certified by Microsoft as a Microsoft Teams contact center solution. The solution is designed to integrate with Microsoft Teams Phone, allowing any Teams user to act as an agent. The certification allows AudioCodes to further penetrate the market, providing a true customer experience play in the Microsoft Teams ecosystem.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

July 31, 2023 | 1:11 pm

RSG

Republic Services and Ravago are partnering to create Blue Polymers, LLC, a new venture aimed at advancing sustainable packaging solutions. This partnership is a step forward in enabling greater plastics circularity.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 31, 2023 | 1:11 pm

BCOV

Brightcove (NASDAQ:BCOV) has announced an agreement with Yahoo to provide its streaming technology platform across Yahoo's digital properties. Brightcove will be the exclusive streaming technology provider for Yahoo, powering its video streaming end-to-end. The partnership is expected to support Yahoo's growing consumer demand and deliver cost efficiencies.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

July 31, 2023 | 1:10 pm

BX

DIS

NKE

Disney (DIS) stock is trading higher amid reports of the company engaging former executives Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs as advisors to CEO Bob Iger to deal with legacy television businesses, including ESPN. Mayer and Staggs, who now run Candle, a media group backed by Blackstone Inc (BX), will also work with ESPN president Jimmy Pitaro to explore strategic options for the sports channel. The Disney board has appointed a four-person committee, led by Mark Parker, the former Nike, Inc (NKE) chief and current chair of Disney's board, to find Iger's successor.

Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri

July 31, 2023 | 1:09 pm

CAE

CAE USA has been awarded the U.S. Army’s Phase II rapid prototyping effort supporting the Soldier Virtual Trainer (SVT) program. The award follows a two-year selection process and is a 20-month effort to finalize the prototype of the Weapons Skills Development, the SVT Core computational system, and the Intelligent Tutor. The SVT program is part of the Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) modernization effort to deliver a Synthetic Training Environment that will transform how the U.S. Army trains its soldiers.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

July 31, 2023 | 1:09 pm

DELL

NVDA

Dell Technologies has expanded its AI offerings with a new suite of products and services, in collaboration with NVIDIA, to accelerate secure generative AI initiatives. The new offerings include Dell Validated Design for Generative AI with NVIDIA, and expanded NVIDIA GPU configurations on Dell Precision workstations.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 31, 2023 | 1:07 pm

PNT

ITM and POINT Biopharma have expanded their global supply agreement for N.C.A. Lutetium-177. This expansion will allow for a more robust supply chain and increased production capabilities.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 31, 2023 | 1:05 pm

GWRE

Franklin Mutual Insurance Group has deployed Guidewire Cloud to increase business agility and deliver more value to agents and policyholders. This move is expected to support the insurer's growth strategy.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

July 31, 2023 | 12:59 pm

LUMN

Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) has launched its Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) platform, offering customers flexibility in buying, using, and managing networking services. The first service added to the platform is Lumen Internet On-Demand. Over time, the platform will expand to include security services and Edge services. The platform's fully digital, consumption-based model is expected to set a new standard for customer experience. Lumen NaaS will leverage a broad digital ecosystem of partners, including Digital Realty, one of the first third-party data center providers to join the Lumen Network-as-a-Service Alliance Partner program.

Portfolio Pulse from Happy Mohamed

July 31, 2023 | 12:55 pm

GM

TSLA

VWAGY

Chinese firms are investing in South Korea's battery industry to gain exposure to the U.S. market. Over the past four months, Chinese and Korean companies have announced $4 billion of investments in five new battery factories in Korea. Chinese companies dominate the global battery supply chain, supplying to Korean EV cell manufacturers who, in turn, supply carmakers like General Motors Co, Tesla Inc, and Volkswagen AG. The Biden administration aims to reduce U.S. dependence on Chinese companies in the supply chain, but the deeply rooted presence of Chinese firms makes this problematic.

Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri

July 31, 2023 | 12:49 pm